Dozens of projects threaten agriculture and fishing in Southeast Asia
Category: Laos
Mekong River Commission reaches out to China to avert dam damage
China’s participation key to minimising losses from Mekong dams, says head of Mekong River Commission Pham Tuan Phan
Could Thailand become a global people smuggling destination?
Continued development of ASEAN economic integration is set to increase connectivity across the region. In the process facilitating greater legal and, unfortunately, illegal mobility.
Dolphins, Fish Stocks Decline Downstream of Laos’s Don Sahong Dam
Irrawaddy dolphins may be making a comeback in Cambodia, are under increasing threat of extinction in neighboring Laos.
On Earth Day: Mekong tears for humanity
Asking the Mekong River what she thinks of our behavior toward her and toward ourselves.
Solar Projects Increase in the Mekong River Area
Calls into question the financial viability of major hydo-electric dams in the Mekong basin.
On the Mekong, questions arise over impact of favoring hydropower
As new data emerge on the real potential economic and environmental costs of large dams, countries in the region are beginning to show some tentative signs of rethinking their options.
Solar Surge Threatens Hydro Future on Mekong
Thousands of megawatts of wind and solar energy contracts in the Mekong have been signed, challenging the financial viability of major hydropower projects.
Grave concern-uncertain action: Mekong Eye’s MRC 3rd Summit news roundup
After a two-day international conference and two days of ministerial meetings, the story out of Siam Reap this week is of escalating problems, but uncertainty about actions.
Ongoing Mekong Dam Construction Puts Communities at Serious Risk: Advocates
As hydropower projects continue to be built along the Mekong, fishing communities living near the Tonle Sap river in Cambodia say their way of life is already changing.